Steven Jay Weinberg
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Palm Desert, CA

Medical malpractice Lawyer at Palm Desert, CA

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice

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Caps on Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases Harm Patients and do not Reduce Premiums

Jul 29, 2011

In 1975, the California Legislature past a law known as MICRA, which among other things limits the compensation (damages) a victim of medical malpractice or their surviving family may obtain to $250,...

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MediCare Never Happen Events Happen and they are Malpractice

Jul 28, 2011

In 2008 Medicare implemented a policy requiring hospitals to report the occurrence of what it described as "never events." These never events are bad things that should never happen to a patient whi...

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